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Most unemployed people, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 555. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Itawamba County, MS, up 41 places to #38.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most unemployed people by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020
01Hinds County, MSMS211,8887,738−27%
02Harrison County, MSMS217,1366,802−20%
03Jackson County, MSMS147,6664,605−26%
04▲1Rankin County, MSMS162,1813,546−4%
05▼1DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183,228−26%
06▲1Forrest County, MSMS79,0342,602−1%
07▲1Madison County, MSMS116,2982,121−13%
08▲1Lee County, MSMS83,7312,036−12%
09▲4Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171,798+14%
10▼4Lamar County, MSMS67,4031,585−45%
11▼1Lowndes County, MSMS57,3461,575−22%
12▲3Pearl River County, MSMS59,3631,574+11%
13▼2Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961,438−26%
14▲4Leflore County, MSMS25,6861,293+2%
15▼1Jones County, MSMS66,4961,153−20%
16▲12Sunflower County, MSMS22,8931,115+8%
17Hancock County, MSMS46,8731,094−19%
18▼6Washington County, MSMS40,4461,093−43%
19▼3Warren County, MSMS41,759951−33%
20▲1Neshoba County, MSMS28,732941−18%
21▲1Monroe County, MSMS33,318932−16%
22▲5Pike County, MSMS38,712911−13%
23▲3Panola County, MSMS32,691884−16%
24Coahoma County, MSMS19,849830−22%
25▼5Yazoo County, MSMS22,947821−29%
26▲9Bolivar County, MSMS28,262808−7%
27▲7Marion County, MSMS24,001776−11%
28▼9George County, MSMS26,331734−38%
29▲21Stone County, MSMS19,654728+37%
30▼5Adams County, MSMS30,061716−32%
31▼2Alcorn County, MSMS34,569716−29%
32▼2Marshall County, MSMS34,654664−32%
33▲3Copiah County, MSMS27,497654−25%
34▼1Scott County, MSMS28,073624−30%
35▲7Tate County, MSMS28,725621−10%
36▼4Wayne County, MSMS19,807589−35%
37▲4Clay County, MSMS18,238586−16%
38▲41Itawamba County, MSMS24,152580+245%
39▲21Tunica County, MSMS8,819570+60%
40▼17Lafayette County, MSMS59,597567−49%
41▲6Tippah County, MSMS21,389555−4%
42▼11Holmes County, MSMS15,465545−40%
43▼5Leake County, MSMS21,662543−29%
44▼4Union County, MSMS28,459543−24%
45▲1Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877491−16%
46▼1Winston County, MSMS17,473483−22%
47▼10Simpson County, MSMS25,498480−41%
48Greene County, MSMS13,707478−17%
49▲5Grenada County, MSMS20,8684700%
50▼11Lincoln County, MSMS35,012463−37%
51▲12Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941462+35%
52▲6Clarke County, MSMS15,102447+5%
53▼2Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096444−12%
54▼5Attala County, MSMS17,100434−24%
55▲16Jasper County, MSMS15,785416+59%
56▼13Kemper County, MSMS8,600415−38%
57▼13Lawrence County, MSMS11,819411−37%
58▲4Newton County, MSMS20,960400+15%
59▼7Prentiss County, MSMS25,284379−23%
60▼5Humphreys County, MSMS7,001369−19%
61▲12Walthall County, MSMS13,928366+43%
62▲15Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582354+66%
63▲9Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730338+31%
64▲3Choctaw County, MSMS8,048334+4%
65▼12Noxubee County, MSMS9,798323−32%
66▼5Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375310−11%
67▼11Quitman County, MSMS5,364301−32%
68▲6Webster County, MSMS10,167291+17%
69▼10Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639261−29%
70▼13Covington County, MSMS17,898260−39%
71▲5Calhoun County, MSMS12,643258+19%
72▼2Smith County, MSMS13,991254−11%
73▼4Amite County, MSMS12,487243−17%
74▼9Montgomery County, MSMS9,354188−44%
75▼9Claiborne County, MSMS8,058183−45%
76▲2Sharkey County, MSMS3,097155−25%
77▲4Franklin County, MSMS7,491116+107%
78▲2Benton County, MSMS7,502105+18%
79▼15Perry County, MSMS11,57788−74%
80▼12Carroll County, MSMS9,22666−79%
81▼6Jefferson County, MSMS6,82546−81%
82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26310−62%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES